Above the Crowd

Gallery: AvianPosted March 15, 2013228 views9 comments

One would think with thousands of subjects getting a good picture of a bird would be easy. But it was like the "forest for the trees" phenomena when I visited the Sandhill Crane migration at the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge recently. I have lots of pictures of a giant flock of cranes, and a couple of pictures of cranes. Here's one of the latter that I hope you will find interesting. The larger version might even look more like a crane shot instead of a flock shot.

Nikon D600, Nikon 70-200 f2.8 + Nikon TC20E, 400mm, f5.6 @1/2000 sec.

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9 comments

Comment posted by Edward Scott on March 15, 2013 at 7:43 PM

I find it to be very interesting. Very eye catching perspective. Nice job!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 15, 2013 at 8:10 PM

Way out f the box and I like it.

Well seen.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 16, 2013 at 10:36 AM

Interesting indeed, and such crowded places are always a challenge - you managed very well ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Danny on March 17, 2013 at 12:05 AM

Yes tough with the lenses and DOF we end up with. I find the same all the time, it seems easy with a flock, but its not.

Love the shot and the scene. Must be great to see this even without a camera. Certainly something I would love to see, so this is great in my book. Must be a lot of Cranes, heck I've never seen one, so this would be fantastic to see.

All the best Russ and nicely taken.

Danny.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on March 17, 2013 at 12:23 AM

Thanks everyone. Yup Danny, it is an incredible spectacle to witness - with or without a camera.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 17, 2013 at 2:29 AM

Nice timing to get the group landing and I like the wing spread. A interesting composition with the foreground cranes and mountain background.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on March 17, 2013 at 10:03 AM

I like it, especially the larger version view.

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Comment posted by Mae on March 29, 2013 at 1:28 PM

Russ, well, this image certainly has much "upstairs downstairs" drama! Beautiful timing and elegant capture.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on March 29, 2013 at 10:02 PM

Wonderful catch.

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